ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the existing literature on sanctions and force that acknowledges the relevance of intergovernmental organizations such as the United Nation (UN) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) but that overlooks that of global plurilateral summit institutions such as the Group of Eight. It argues that the Group of Seven/Eight (G7/8) is far more likely to choose, deliver and succeed with force when its members are more powerful than and proximate to the target, are supported by both the UN and NATO and have G7/8 foreign ministers follow up with their leaders' commitments. Multilateral organizational support from the UN as the globally dominant security organization, especially through the UNSC was a strong cause of the choice and effectiveness of force. Since the first G7 summit in Rambouillet in 1975, the G7/8 has established itself as an institution dedicated to governing regional security around the world based on its members' shared mission of promoting open democracy and individual liberty.
